Conjunctions

Conjonctions

One of the eight parts of speech, conjunctions are used as connectors between grammatically related words or phrases. There are two kinds of conjunctions, depending on whether that relationship is equal or unequal.

Coordinating conjunctions connect two or more words or phrases that are grammatically equivalent: they are the same part of speech or type of clause, and they each serve the same function in the sentence.

Par exemple…

Il est jeune et beau.

He’s young and handsome.

Je vais prendre un café ou un thé.

I’m going to have coffee or tea.

You can tell that they are equal because you can change the order and the meaning stays exactly the same: